Thorns Metal Crypt is back

I'm gonna give this blog another shot. This time to avoid complications and gouverment complain i will stick to writing reviews and recommend music to people.

Welcome back to the crypt...

Dust - Hard Attack (1972)

USA
Hard Rock/Heavy Psych/Country Rock
RYM rate: 3.72
The Crypts View: 4.02
256 KB

1. Pull Away / So Many Times
2. Walk In The Soft Rain
3. Thusly Spoken
4. Learning To Die
5. All In All
6. I Been Thinkin'
7. Ivory
8. How Many Horses
9. Suicide
10. Entrance

A really cool band.Quite heavy hard rock that sometimes sound like a early metal band. And at the same times (more clear in some songs) a distinct country rock touch to it. 

Exrocist - Nightmare Theatre (1986)

USA
Thrash/Speed/Black Metal
RYM  rate: 3.33
The Crypts View: 3.71
320 KB

1. Black Mass
2. The Invocation
3. Burnt Offerings
4. The Hex
5. Possessed
6. Call For The Exorcist
7. Death By Bewitchment
8. The Trial
9. Execution Of The Witches
10. Conusming The Flames Of Redemption
11. Megwatt Mayhem
12. Riding To Hell
13. Lucifer's Lament
14. The Banishment

First and only album released by New York hailing Exorcist. Raw Thrash/Speed metal.

Depressive Age - Lying In Wait (1993)

Germany
Technical Thrash Metal
RYM rate: 3.57
The Crypts View: 3.77
320 KB

1. Lying In Wait
2. Where
3. Way Out
4. Berlin
5. Psycho Circle Game
6. The Story (Autumn Times II)
7. My Wine
8. From Out Of Future
9. Hateful Pride
10. Eternal Twins

Real good and different second album by Depressive Age. The style is a quite complexe style of Thrash metal.

Gun - Gun (1968)

UK
Psychadelic Hard Rock
RYM rate: 3.79
The Crypts View: 4.10
256 KB

1. Race With The Devil
2. The Sad Saga of the Boy and the Bee
3. Rupert's Travels
4. Yellow Cab Man
5. It Won't Be Long (Heartbeat)
6. Sunshine
7. Rat Race
8. Take Off

Altar Of Oblivion - Grand Gesture Of Defiance (2012)

Denmark
Epic Doom Metal
RYM rate: 3.83 (3 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.88
298 KB

1. Where Darkness Is Light
2. The Graveyard Of Broken Dreams
3. In The Shadow Of The Gallows
4. The Smoke-Filled Room
5. Sentenced In Absentia
6. Final Perfection

Second full length album by danish doom/heavy metal band Altar Of Oblivion. After Sinews Of Anguish was released i have been longing for a new album by this band. And i now finally got my wish. I was also happy to hear that they haven't change style. Sounds like a follow up to their debut.

Pagan Altar - Lords Of Hypocrisy (2004)

UK
Doom Metal/NWOBHM
RYM rate: 3.88
The Crypts View: 4.17
224 KB

1. The Lords Of Hypocrisy
2. Satan's Henchmen
3. Sentinels Of Hate
4. Armageddon
5. The Interlude
6. The Aftermath
7. The Masquerade
8. The Devil Came Down To Brockley
9. March Of The Dead


Comeback album after 24 years since their debut their second album is suprisingly strong. Great stuff!

Pagan Altar - Volume 1 [Pagan Altar] (1982)

UK
Doom Metal/NWOBHM
RYM rate: 3.87
The Crypts View: 4.15
224 KB

1. Pagan Altar
2. In The Wake Of Armadeus
3. Night Rider
4. Judgement Of The Dead
5. The Black Mass
6. Acoustics
7. Reincarnation

Pagan Altar's legendary debut album. What i brilliant band...no need to say more...

Grave - Endless Procession Of Souls (2012)

Sweden
Swedish Death Metal
RYM rate: 4.03 (5 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.80
320 KB

1. Dystopia
2. Amongst Marble And The Dead
3. Disembodied Steps
4. Flesh Epistle
5. Passion Of The Weak
6. Winds Of Chains
7. Encountering The Divine
8. Perimortem
9. Plague Of Nations
10. Epos

Eleventh full length from Swedish death metal legends Grave.

Blazing Eternity - A World To Drown In (2003)

Denmark
Death Doom/Gothic Metal
RYM rate: 3.51
The Crypts View: 3.83
320 KB

1. Cover Me With Your Eyes
2. To Meet You In Those Dreams
3. A Worlds To Drown In
4. Stars In July
5. (Don't) Tell The World
6. Procession
7. En Nat Bliver Det Sommer
8. Monument
9. White

Second and last full length made by Blazing Eternity. More melodic acoustic passage and with a bit gothic touch this time. A really good and interesting album.

Blazing Eternity - Times And Unknown Waters (2000)

Denmark
Doom Death Metal
RYM rate: 3.55
The Crypts View: 3.77
192 KB

1. Concluding The Divine Of Centuries
2. Fortable Horisonter
3. Of Times And Unknown Waters
4. Still Lost In The Autumn Of Eternity
5. Sagnen Om Mannen Med Den Sorte Hat
6. Dead Inside
7. Dark Summernights Of Eternal Twilight
8. End/Midnight

Doom death metal from Denmark with an atmospheric and melodic sound.

Pegazus - Wings Of Destiny (1998)

Australia
Heavy/Power Metal
RYM rate: 3.24
The Crypts View: 3.58
128 KB

1. Wings Of Steel
2. Cry Out
3. Braveheart
4. Mother Earth
5. Encahnted World
6. Life On Mars
7. The Werewolf
8. Witches Hex
9. Destiny

Second full length album by this Traditional Metal  band from Melbourne.

Pegazus - Pegazus (1995)

Australia
Heavy/Power Metal
RYM rate: 3.44
The Crypts View: 3.70
192 KB

1. Apache Warriors
2. Bastards Of War
3. Speed Demon
4. Cry For The Angel
5. Pain Is My Friend
6. Pegazus
7. Our Father And The Holy Ghost
8. King Of The Jungle
9. Free As A Bird
10. Past Life
11. I'm On Fire


Debut album by Aussie heavy metal band Pegazus. Big influences by the gigants Judas Priest and Iron Maiden.

God Macabre - The Winterlong (1992)

Sweden
Old School Death Metal
RYM rate: 3.59
The Crypts View: 3.86
192 KB

1. Into Nowhere
2. Lost
3. Teardrops
4. Ashes Of Mourning Life
5. Spawn Of Flesh
6. Lamentation
7. In Grief

God Macabre's classic debut album from 1992. Pure old school swedish death metal.

Asylum - The Earth Is The Insane Asylum Of The Universe (1985)

USA
Traditional Doom/Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.62
The Crypts View: 3.74
192 KB

1.  Asylum
2. Motherless
3. Moment Of truth
4. Bell Witch (Red Skull)
5. Burn
6. Dying Breed - Distant Friend

Early Doom Metal from the Us. Their first and last album released before the disbanded in 1992.

Fifth Angel - Time Will Tell (1989)

USA
Heavy/Power Metal/ Hard Rock
RYM rate: 3.45
The Crypts View: 3.92
128 KB

1. Cathedral
2. Midnight Love
3. Seven Hours
4. Broken Dreams
5. Time Will Tell
6. Lights Out
7. Wait For Me
8. Angel Of Mercy
9. We Rule
10. So Long
11. Feel The Heat

After the great "Fifth Angel" the band starts to see over the horizon for other influences. The sound changes to a bit more hard rock driven sound that still has the signature Fifth Angel sound from the first album left. It doesn't quite make it all the way up to the Fifth Angel album level but still they delivers a really good record filled with "hits".

Fifth Angel - Fifth Angel (1986)

USA
Heavy/Power Metal
RYM rate: 3.76
The Crypts View: 4.10
160 KB

1. In The Fallout
2.Shout It Out
3. Call Out The Warning
4. Fifth Angel
5. Wings Of Destiny
6. The Night
7. Only The Strong Survive
8. Cry Out The Fools
9. Fade The Flames

Classy US power metal record with some of the best stuff from the american scene during the 80's a would say. Lovely pieces all around.
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E.F Band - Deep Cut (1982)

Sweden
Heavy Metal
RYM  rate: 2.83 (13 ratings)
The Crypts View: 3.70
256 KB

1. Love Is A Game
2. Child Of Innoncence
3. Is Anybody There
4. Sail Away
5. Tonight's Alright
6. Big Talker
7. Trinity
8. Through The Enemy Line
9. Right On Time

This album is not at all so bad that the ratings make em out to be and probably scares away many people. Me myself doubted at first. But after hearing it i can easily say it was worth the time. Overall i would actaully say this album is better than their debut. Different but somewhat better.

E.F Band - One Night Stand (1985)

Sweden
Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.18
The Crypts View: 3.74
256 KB

1. Gimmie Just A Little Rock 'N' Roll
2. One Night Stand
3. Out Of The Dark
4. Calling In The Night
5. Marie Rosa (Hungry For Love)
6. Big Shot
7. Cold Heart In The City
8. Toll Of The Bell

Third and last full length released by E.F Band.

E.F Band - Last Laugh Is On You (1981)

Sweden
Heavy Metal
RYM rate: 3.17
The Crypts View: 3.64
256 KB

1. Last Laugh Is On You
2. Kids
3. Love Is For Heroes
4. Hard Liquer And Women
5. Money Makin' Mama
6. Fight For Your Life
7. We're Back
8. Anything For You

Debut full length album by FWOSHM band E.F Band. A funny note is that Lars Ulrich of Metallica was a big fan of E.F Band before he started Metallica. E.F Band playes a form of heavy metal simmilar to the NWOBHM. Highlight of the album is the closer "Anything for you" which has a nice bluesy feel to it.